Exercises — Doppler effect — all cases - source moving, observer moving, both
1.6.21 · D4· Physics › Oscillations & Waves › Doppler effect — all cases - source moving, observer moving
Poore examples mein, jab tak kuch aur na bataya jaaye, still air mein sound speed m/s lo.
Level 1 — Recognition
Kya tum identify kar sakte ho ki kaun si speed kaun si hai, aur kaun sa sign legi?
L1.1 — Mechanism ka naam batao
Ek car horn ruka hua hai aur Hz par baj raha hai. Tum uski taraf cycle kar rahe ho. Kya jo pitch tum sunoge woh upar jaayegi ya neeche, aur kya wavelength badlega ya crest-arrival speed?
Recall Solution
Upar. Tum observer ho, aur source ruka hua hai, isliye hawa mein floating wavelength bilkul untouched hai — crest-arrival speed badlti hai. Crests mein ghuste hue, tum unhe zyada tezi se milte ho, isliye zyada crests per second tumhare ear se takraate hain → zyada . Formula mein, source still matlab denominator plain hai; toward matlab upar :
L1.2 — Signs chuno
Ek train apni whistle bajati hai aur stationary listener se m/s ki speed se door jaati hai. ke liye sahi signed formula likho (abhi compute mat karo).
Recall Solution
Observer still ⇒ top plain hai. Source away ⇒ wavelength stretch ho rahi hai, pitch kam ho rahi hai, isliye humein woh sign chahiye jo ko chhota kare: woh hai denominator mein . Logic check karo: bada denominator matlab chota = kam pitch, exactly wahi jo receding ko karna chahiye. ✓
Level 2 — Application
Sahi signs ke saath ek master formula mein plug karo.
L2.1 — Observer toward still siren
Ek pole se laga siren Hz emit karta hai. Tum m/s par uski taraf drive karte ho. nikalo.
Recall Solution
Source still, observer toward ⇒ upar :
se zyada ✓ (tum approach kar rahe ho). Wavefront picture dekho 
L2.2 — Source toward still listener
Hz wala ambulance siren m/s par tumhari taraf drive karta hai jabki tum khade ho. nikalo.
Recall Solution
Observer still ⇒ upar plain . Source toward ⇒ wavelength squeeeze ho rahi hai ⇒ denominator mein :
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L2.3 — Observer still source se DOOR ja raha hai
Wall se laga ek loudspeaker Hz emit karta hai. Tum m/s par usse door chalte ho. nikalo.
Recall Solution
Source still ⇒ denominator plain . Observer away ⇒ tum crests ke saath bhag rahe ho, isliye woh tumhe zyada dheere overtake karte hain ⇒ upar (recession pitch ghata hai): se kam ✓. Dhyan do yeh L2.1 ka exact mirror hai — wahi mechanism (crest-arrival speed), opposite sign.
L2.4 — Source receding
Ambulance ( Hz, m/s) ab tumse guzar chuka hai aur door ja raha hai; tum abhi bhi khade ho. nikalo.
Recall Solution
Receding source wavelength stretch karta hai ⇒ denominator mein : Poora "pass-by" drop hai Hz — woh girta hua wail jo tum sunते ho jab woh guzrta hai.
Level 3 — Analysis
Dono moving, pressure mein sign reasoning, aur reflected/relayed sound.
L3.1 — Dono approach kar rahe hain
Ek train ( Hz) ek cyclist ki taraf m/s par move karti hai; cyclist train ki taraf m/s par ride karta hai. nikalo.
Recall Solution
Dono motions "toward" hain, dono pitch badhate hain ⇒ upar , neeche : Akele kisi ek se bada shift ✓.
L3.2 — Bhagte source ka peecha karna
Ek police car ( Hz) m/s par tumse door jaati hai. Tum m/s par uski taraf (chase karte hue) move karte ho. nikalo aur batao pitch badhti hai ya ghatti hai.
Recall Solution
Tum source ki taraf move kar rahe ho ⇒ upar . Source door ja raha hai ⇒ denominator mein . Thoda ghatti hai. Forecast check: tum peecha kar rahe ho lekin bhagte source ko pakad nahi pa rahe, isliye recession thoda jeet jaata hai — ek chota sa drop, exactly wahi jo mila ✓.
L3.3 — Moving wall se echo
Ek stationary horn Hz emit karta hai. Ek wall m/s ki speed se horn ki taraf move karti hai. (Stationary) horn tak wapas aane wale echo ki frequency nikalo.
Trick: wall pehle ek Doppler-shifted frequency sunti hai (yahan woh moving observer ka role play karti hai, toh ), phir use ek moving source ke roop mein re-radiate karti hai (ab ). Ise do hops mein karo.
Recall Solution
Hop 1 — wall ek moving observer hai jo still horn ke paas aa rahi hai, isliye uski observer speed hai: Hop 2 — wall ab ek moving source ki tarah kaam karti hai ( emit karte hue) still horn ki taraf approach karti hai, isliye uski source speed hai: Clean result dekho: still source ki taraf approach karne wale reflector ke liye, shift hai (dono effects stack hote hain, ek baar sunne ke liye, ek baar re-emitting ke liye). Yahan sirf wall ki ground speed hai, jo hop 1 mein aur hop 2 mein ka role play karti hai.
Level 4 — Synthesis
Doppler ko wind ke saath, two-tone beats ke saath combine karo, aur backwards solve karo.
L4.1 — Tailwind AUR headwind ke saath Doppler
Ek source ( Hz) stationary hai; observer m/s par uski taraf move karta hai. Still-air m/s. (a) m/s ki wind source se observer ki taraf (observer ki taraf) blow karti hai. nikalo. (b) Ab wahi wind observer se source ki taraf blow karti hai (headwind, m/s). nikalo.
Recall Solution
Wind har jagah effective wave speed shift karti hai: , jahan positive hai agar air observer ki taraf drift kare aur negative hai agar source ki taraf drift kare. Crest speeds add kyun hoti hain, yeh samajhne ke liye Relative velocity dekho. Source still ⇒ effective- upar; observer toward ⇒ : (a) Tailwind, : (b) Headwind, : (Compare karo no-wind Hz se. Tailwind top aur bottom dono inflate karta hai, fractional shift shrink karta hai; headwind dono deflate karta hai, ise enlarge karta hai. ka sign poori kahani hai — yeh kabhi ko touch nahi karta.)
L4.2 — Approaching + receding pair se Beats
Do identical horns mein se har ek Hz emit karta hai. Ek m/s par tumhari taraf move karta hai, doosra m/s par tumse door move karta hai. Tum stationary ho. Tum per second kitne beats sunoge? (Dekho Beats.)
Recall Solution
Approaching horn (source toward ⇒ denominator mein ): . Receding horn (source away ⇒ ): . Beat frequency = : Toh lagbhag 4 beats per second — ek dheemi throbbing.
L4.3 — Unknown speed ke liye solve karo
Ek stationary listener horn ki true Hz ko approach karte waqt Hz shifted sunti hai. Source speed nikalo.
Recall Solution
Observer still, source approaching: Toh horn listener ki taraf lagbhag m/s par move kar raha hai.
Level 5 — Mastery
Degenerate aur limiting cases — jahan formula strain karta hai ya toot jaata hai.
L5.1 — Forbidden speed
Ek jet Hz ka siren le jaata hai aur stationary observer ki taraf fly karta hai. m/s par compute karo, phir m/s par, phir explain karo m/s aur usse aage kya hota hai.
Recall Solution
Source approaching, observer still: .
- par: .
- par: . Jaise jaise , denominator aur : har crest essentially usi jagah emit hota hai jahan pichla arrive hota hai, isliye saare wavefronts ek single front par pile ho jaate hain. Woh front shock wave / sonic boom hai — Doppler formula ab valid nahi hai kyunki source ke aage ab koi well-defined wavelength nahi hai. ke liye source apni khud ki sound se aage nikal jaata hai aur ordinary formula ek negative frequency deta hai (physically meaningless). Dekho Sonic boom and shock waves.
L5.2 — Do symmetric-looking cases jo equal nahi hain
True Hz, m/s, m/s ki ek speed. (a) Observer still source ki taraf m/s par move karta hai. (b) Source still observer ki taraf m/s par move karta hai. Dono compute karo aur physically explain karo ki kyun woh differ karte hain jabki "gap dono mein m/s par close ho raha hai."
Recall Solution
(a) (b) Kyun alag: observer case additive hai — yeh sirf crest arrival speed up karta hai, top line. Source case wavelength par multiplicative hai — yeh physically spacing shrink karta hai, bottom line. Algebraically vs sirf mein first order tak agree karte hain; source term mein extra "compounding" hai (shrinking har crest ke liye repeat hoti hai), isliye woh hamesha thoda zyada shift karta hai. Yeh asymmetry exactly wahi hai kyun acoustic Doppler effect (medium exist karta hai) symmetric nahi hai, unlike Doppler effect of light, jahan koi medium nahi hota aur sirf relative velocity matter karti hai.
L5.3 — Limiting sanity check (dono speeds → 0)
Dikhao ki jab aur , master formula return karta hai, aur small equal speeds (dono ek doosre ki taraf) ke liye fractional shift estimate karo.
Recall Solution
Directly, — koi motion nahi, koi shift nahi ✓. Small ke liye (dono toward): . use karte hue, fractional shift hai Concretely m/s par: . Toh do objects jo combined m/s par close ho rahe hain, roughly pitch rise produce karte hain — clearly audible shift.
Two-hop echo, visually

Recall Echo shift
kyun hai Figure dekho: wall ek approaching horn sunti hai (moving observer, factor ), phir jo usne suna use re-emit karti hai jab woh khud horn ki taraf approach kar rahi hai (moving source, factor ). Dono hops multiply karo aur cancel ho jaate hain: .
Connections
- Wave speed in a medium — set karta hai aur, wind ke saath, .
- Wavelength and frequency relation — jo har step ke peeche hai, yaani crest-arrival spacing.
- Relative velocity — crest-arrival speeds aur wind corrections.
- Beats — L4.2 ki throbbing tone.
- Sonic boom and shock waves — L5.1 breakdown.
- Doppler effect of light — symmetric, medium-free cousin (L5.2).